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Afghanistan pledges to secure major pipeline (AFP)
december 12, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Afghanistan will deploy up to 7,000 troops to secure a major transnational gas pipeline slated to run through some of the most dangerous parts of the...
Ex-US intel chief: SKorea may act against North (AP)
december 12, 2010by latadmin
AP – Former national intelligence director Dennis Blair says South Korea is losing patience with North Korea and he foresees the South taking military action.
Global climate talks approve new package, fund
december 11, 2010by latadmin
The world`s governments approved a modest plan on Saturday to combat climate change, including a new fund to help poor nations, despite objections by Bolivia.
Cambodian prince re-enters politics, vows to unite royalists
december 11, 2010by latadmin
Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh returned to politics Saturday with a vow to reinvigorate the flagging royalist movement, taking the helm of his former party which has...
UN climate talks approve first part of Cancun deal
december 11, 2010by latadmin
UN-led talks early Saturday approved the first part of an agreement on fighting climate change, with host Mexico overruling objections by Bolivia.
Thai fm: US won`t issue visa to fugitive ex-premier Thaksin
december 11, 2010by latadmin
OANA) – The US government has stood firm for a long time that it will not issue a visa to ousted, fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai...
South, north Sudan to accept result of upcoming referendum – Margelov – (d)
december 11, 2010by latadmin
US envoy Richard Holbrooke in ‘critical condition’
december 11, 2010by latadmin
Richard Holbrooke, the US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been…
Gunmen Kill 2 Police Officers In NW Pakistan
december 11, 2010by latadmin
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) – Gunmen on motorcycles shot dead two police officers Saturday in northwest Pakistan, while security forces killed four militants in...
A noble feud reflects India’s royal ambivalence
december 11, 2010by latadmin
LUCKNOW, India-Their tale begins in the 18th century, with an ancestor who served a Mogul emperor and an aristocratic family’s rise to immense wealth and power. It...